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Sky HD extra Sub not set in stone
"steeler" wrote in message .. . You will have to wait until they announce pricing to know for sure. If HD boxes from sky are subsidised I imagine they will find some way to clawback the costs. Prices have been announced. See www.sky.com/hd for details Loz |
Sky HD extra Sub not set in stone
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:46:49 -0000, "loz"
wrote: "Nigel Barker" wrote in message .. . The BBC articles are pretty thin on technical content & in fact that last link is to a BBC press release from last November. However the Digital Spy article says "The BBC's HD service will be available via Sky's forthcoming HD service". So is it going to be possible to buy a Sky HD receiver without subscribing? Alternatively is there a non-Sky HD receiver that could be used to view the BBC? Sky HD boxes are £399 without a HD sub. £299 with a £10 sub As shown on the www.sky.com/hd website I can't find that information there. It probably isn't surprising as I got fed up clicking through all the flashy animation & slow displays. I just see 299 pounds for the box but it only mentions subscribers either existing or new. Why can't they just have a simple static page with the prices? -- Nigel Barker Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur |
Sky HD extra Sub not set in stone
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Sky HD extra Sub not set in stone
"Mal Franks" wrote in message t... Sky HD boxes are £399 without a HD sub. £299 with a £10 sub As shown on the www.sky.com/hd website £20 sub for those of us who aren't movies/sports subscribers as there's the £10 per month charge for the Sky+ features on top of this. The Sky+ sub isn't mandatory to use the Sky HD box. Hence £10 is appropriate figure to quote for HD - which I was doing, as in "...HD sub" The Sky+ sub is only for the Sky+ features. In which case, if you want both, then yes £20 loz |
Sky HD extra Sub not set in stone
"Mal Franks" wrote in message t... The Sky+ sub is only for the Sky+ features. In which case, if you want both, then yes £20 i assume you'll need to pay for the + features if you want to record HD broadcasts though :/ Well duh, yes. Didn't I make that clear? Loz |
Sky HD extra Sub not set in stone
Nigel Barker wrote:
So is it going to be possible to buy a Sky HD receiver without subscribing? Sky would have to make these available for the same reason that they have to make regular digiboxes available without subscription. Alternatively is there a non-Sky HD receiver that could be used to view the BBC? Yes. Any HD sat box will do the trick. -- Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these. The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/8vef5 UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73 BBC reception questions? ; http://www.astra2d.com/ Fed up with on-screen logos? : http://logofreetv.org/ ---- Only the truth as I see it. No monies return'd. ;-) |
Sky HD extra Sub not set in stone
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:19:44 +0100, Jomtien wrote:
Nigel Barker wrote: So is it going to be possible to buy a Sky HD receiver without subscribing? Sky would have to make these available for the same reason that they have to make regular digiboxes available without subscription. Just out of interest why do Sky have to make regular digiboxes available without subscription? Alternatively is there a non-Sky HD receiver that could be used to view the BBC? Yes. Any HD sat box will do the trick. Presumably they will suffer the same lack of EPG as FTA non-HD satellite receivers. Normally you recommend purchase of a Sky digibox for viewing the Sky platform for just that reason. -- Nigel Barker Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur |
Sky HD extra Sub not set in stone
Nigel Barker wrote:
Sky would have to make these available for the same reason that they have to make regular digiboxes available without subscription. Just out of interest why do Sky have to make regular digiboxes available without subscription? The EU requires it. This dates back quite some time. Yes. Any HD sat box will do the trick. Presumably they will suffer the same lack of EPG as FTA non-HD satellite receivers. More non-Sky receivers now seem to be capable of interpreting the Sky EPG data. My Echostar can't but it is rather old. I don't think that any can use the series link functionality. Normally you recommend purchase of a Sky digibox for viewing the Sky platform for just that reason. Indeed, and for the FTV channels. But that's for the regular box which is now very cheap. At £400 for an HD box I would have to think twice. -- Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these. The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/8vef5 UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73 BBC reception questions? ; http://www.astra2d.com/ Fed up with on-screen logos? : http://logofreetv.org/ ---- Only the truth as I see it. No monies return'd. ;-) |
Sky HD extra Sub not set in stone
On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 09:48:31 +0200, Jomtien wrote:
Nigel Barker wrote: Sky would have to make these available for the same reason that they have to make regular digiboxes available without subscription. Just out of interest why do Sky have to make regular digiboxes available without subscription? The EU requires it. This dates back quite some time. I though that the EU required provision of a Videoguard CAM too. Yes. Any HD sat box will do the trick. Presumably they will suffer the same lack of EPG as FTA non-HD satellite receivers. More non-Sky receivers now seem to be capable of interpreting the Sky EPG data. My Echostar can't but it is rather old. I don't think that any can use the series link functionality. Have you got a pointer to one? Normally you recommend purchase of a Sky digibox for viewing the Sky platform for just that reason. Indeed, and for the FTV channels. But that's for the regular box which is now very cheap. At £400 for an HD box I would have to think twice. I expect the price will drop. If one could access the hard disk recording without paying the ridiculous 10 pounds per month charge it would be good value at the un subsidised price. -- Nigel Barker Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur |
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